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    rampant‚ and permanent settlement. Furthermore‚ these voyages sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella showed eagerness and determination to discover new cities and new sources. In the mid sixteen century‚ other explorers such as Spanish conquistadors controlled much of America‚ Caribbean‚ and some parts of Africa (Kirkpatrick 112). The discovery of the new world was that of great progress‚ yet there were many hardships and struggles due to endless battles and errors in finding the land.

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    Bancroft‚ who wrote about Columbus‚ on his discovery of the New World. He wrote how Columbus had discovered two new continents‚ which were populated by “savages‚” with some signs of early civilization. He went on to describe the superiority of the conquistadors‚ along with other European imperialists‚ and their ease of conquering the native citizens. Although‚ many Bardic Historians choose to leave out how the natives were conquered‚ such as the decimation of the American Indian peoples through the biological

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    approximately 3-5 sentences each. (50%) Andros Overthrow Atlantic Slavery Bacon’s Rebellion Berkeley‚ Gov. William Best Poor Man’s Land Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Caribbean slavery Coercive/Intolerable Acts Conquistadors Consumer Revolution Coode’s Rebellion Customs Officials Dominion of New England English Civil War English Constitution English Reformation Fall of Quebec‚ 1759 Franklin‚ Benjamin French & Indian War

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    Prehistory and indigenous civilizations Further information: History of the Philippines (until 1521)‚ Kingdom of Maynila‚ Kingdom of Namayan‚ and Kingdom of Tondo Under the Malay aristocracy‚ the city was known Seludong/Selurung‚ which was the same name given for the general region of southwestern Luzon at that time‚ suggesting that it was the capital of Ancient Tondo. It was also known as Gintu ("The Land/Island of Gold") or Suvarnadvipa by its neighbors. The said kingdom flourished during the

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    Jonathan Dong DBQ Global integration‚ the idea of combining of economics‚ politics‚ and cultures to become a more universal world ‚ has become especially prevalent in the ancient civilizations of South America. Cortes ‚ the Spanish conquistador was able to conquer the massive Aztec empire. Christopher Columbus‚ another European explorer‚ united the growing settlements of the Americas and Europe. Because of their modern weaponry and diseases‚ the Europeans were able to create the ideal society

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    Juan Ponce De Leon Juan Ponce De Leon he was born in 1474 in the village of Santervas del Campo . He died July 1521 in Havana‚ Cuba for an arrow after of the travel to Florida. He was an explorer and conquistador the first to discovered Florida. He was military occupation and colonial ruler general rank participated in the war of Granada. The surname de “Leon” does not refer to it’s place of original‚ but was added by the descendants of Pedro Ponce De Cabrera. In the thirteenth century

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    The first Catholic priests came to South America with the conquistadors and through social and political force superimposed 16th century Catholicism upon conquered peoples and in subsequent generations upon slaves arriving in the New World. Catholicism has‚ likewise‚ frequently absorbed‚ rather than confronted‚ popular folk religious beliefs. The resulting religion is often overtly Catholic but covertly pagan. Behind the Catholic facade‚ the foundations and building structure reflect varying folk

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    HISTORY OF TOURISIM Tourism is a trip for leisure. Tourism can be recognized as long as people have travelled; the narrative of Marco Polo in the 13th century; the "grand tour" of the British aristocracy to Europe in the 18th century; and the journeys of David Livingstone through Africa in the 19th century are all examples of early tourism. Thomas Cook is popularly regarded as the founder of inclusive tours with his use of a chartered train in 1841 to transport tourists from Loughborough to Leicester

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    Bartolomé de las Casas was born on August 1474 or November 1484 and died on July 17‚ 1566. He was a Spanish historian and Dominican friar‚ who advocated in favor of the native people‚ eventually he became known as the Protector of the Indians. De las Casas condemned the Europeans brutal treatment of the natives in the Americas‚ in addition to fighting for the abolition of slavery. According to Encyclopedia Britannica Online‚ “In 1502 he left [Seville] for Hispaniola‚ in the West Indies‚ with the

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    11/10/2012 History 283 The Fate of Montezuma’s Faith It’s almost comical how the factors of fortune would so boldly control the life of Montezuma Xocoyotzin. It would begin with his birth in the year 1467‚ which also coincided with the Aztec year ce acatl‚ or Quetzalcoatl‚ the Morning Star.1 The priests claimed on the day of his birth that he would be a future ruler and a high priest of infinite wisdom. 2 By 1502‚ Montezuma had fulfilled this prophecy as the leader of the Aztec empire‚ reclaiming

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